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Posted by jet on February 14, 2007, 11:56 pm
> About 15 years ago my wife and I bought a couple of acres out here in the
> country. It was a beautiful rural area with lots of trees. We built a small
> house on our property, and have tried to maintain as much natural
> vegetation as possible.
>
> Over the years, the properties around us have logged off the majority of
> their trees and our privacy decreased with each development. Now they are
> building a 4280 sq/ft million dollar eyesore on the hillside just across
> the road from us. With over 5 acres to build on, they naturally had to
> choose a house site that is less than 100 feet from our own. To make
> matters worse we are on a hillside, so their two story mansion up on the
> hill feels like a giant watchtower looking down over our house and yard.
>
> My wife and I built our home with our own two hands and have planned and
> invested a lot for our future here. We fully expect to live out our
> remaining days here. Moving is not an option. But, we also don't like the
> feeling of our neighbors staring down on everything we do.
>
> My first thought was to build a fence, but because of the slope of the
> property a standard 6' tall fence would still be lower than the road, and
> far below the neighboring house. I haven't checked to see how high a fence
> would be needed to shield us from the new house, but a taller fence would
> need some kind of attractive design that doesn't look worse than the house
> we're trying to hide. I'd guess we would have to go 8-10 feet, at least, to
> be of any real value.
>
> I'd prefer a natural border, but plants take a lot time to grow. Last
> summer I planted a row of Thuja Green Giant trees along the hillside,
> hoping to gain a little privacy from the road (and now the new house).
> They're "supposed" to grow 2-3 feet a year, but we live in a fairly shady
> area, so I'm not expecting anywhere near that kind of growth. Best case, it
> could still be 5-10 years before the trees are tall enough to provide any
> real privacy.
>
> So I'm interested in any ideas others might have to regain our privacy.
> Links to tall fence designs would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anthony
This web site describes privacy screens:
http://www.lifeperfected.com/walls/index.html
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